Required Employment Posters

Specific posters that apply to a particular business depend upon its number of employees, the nature of its business, and other factors. It is important that employers display all applicable posters since failure to do so may subject the employer to citation and penalty. Required posters must be hung in a conspicuous place where employees can see them.

Visitors - Select posters are available for printing.  All posters will be fully accessible for viewing or printing upon your paid subscription. 
 

U.S. Department of Labor (DOL); Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Consolidated EEO poster—Every employer covered by the non-discrimination and EEO laws is required to post on its premises the poster, "Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law."  The notice must be posted prominently, where it can be readily seen by employees and applicants for employment. The notice provides information concerning the laws and procedures for filing complaints of violations of the laws with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP).

EEO—Spanish

Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)—Every employer subject to the Act shall post, and keep posted, on its premises a notice explaining the Act, as prescribed by the U.S. Secretary of Labor.  Such notice must be posted in a prominent and conspicuous place in every establishment of the employer where it can readily be observed by employees and applicants for employment.

NOTE:  The poster will print on two 8-1/2 x 11 pages.  The two printed pages must be taped or pasted together to form an 11 x 17-inch poster.

EPPA—Spanish

Employee Rights Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (revised July 2007) Federal Minimum Wage and Overtime Laws—Every employer of employees subject to the minimum wage provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) must post, and keep posted, a notice explaining the Act in a conspicuous place in all of their establishments so that employees can readily read it.

Your Rights Under USERRA  (revised January 2006) All employers must post a notice in the workplace informing employees of their rights under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).

Notice to Employees on Unemployment Compensation Poster   Ohio No Smoking Signs  (members only; you must log in to download this poster) All employers must post no smoking signs in the work place and at all building entrances beginning on December 7, 2006.

 

Ohio Equal Employment Law Poster (revised 03-08) (members only)

 

Ohio Minor Labor Laws Poster

Ohio Minimum Wage Poster  (revised 12-08) (members only) The Ohio Minimum Wage Poster must be posted in a conspicuous area in the workplace.

 

Ohio Workers' Compensation

 

Ohio Workers' Compensation  Notice of Rebuttable Presumption (members only) Employers must post this notice to alert employees that they may not be eligible for workers' compensation benefits if they are injured while intoxicated or under the influence. The notice must be posted in the same location, and must be no smaller than, the workers' compensation certificate of coverage.

  All applicable posters listed above, PLUS

Summaries and totals of workplace injuries and illnesses must be posted between February 1 and April 30 of each year.

Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses

Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses

Injury and Illness Incident Report

12 pages including instructions
 

• Exempt employers (those not subject to OSHA record keeping requirements)

  All applicable posters listed above, PLUS

 

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

All covered employers are required to display, and keep displayed, a poster prepared by the U.S. Department of Labor summarizing the major provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and telling employees how to file a complaint. The poster must be displayed in a conspicuous place where employees and applicants for employment can see it. The poster must be displayed at all locations even if there are no eligible employees.

Where an employer's workforce is comprised of a significant portion of workers who are not literate in English, the employer shall be responsible for posting the notice in a language in which the workers are literate.

FMLA—Spanish

• FMLA Notice for Military Family Leave Amendments (optional posting) (2/21/08)

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a temporary notice titled "Notice Military Family Leave."  The notice is not mandatory and is for informational purposes only; it is not the final version of the revised FMLA posting notice.  The final version will not be released until the DOL finalizes the FMLA regulations. The new regulations and the final version of the poster are expected to be released in 90 to 120 days.  If posted, the temporary notice should be posted along with the current FMLA poster.

  All applicable posters listed above, PLUS

 

Notice to Employees Working on Government Contracts

Employers who perform work covered by the Walsh–Healy Public Contract Act (PCA) [for those engaged in government contracts in excess of $10,000] or the McNamara–O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA) [for employers engaged in contracts with the U.S. or the District of Columbia in excess of $2,500 and subject to the Act] are required to post notice of compensation required (including, for service contracts, any applicable wage determination) in a prominent and accessible location at the worksite where it may be seen by all employees performing on the contract.

Davis–Bacon Act; for employers with public construction contracts in excess of $2,000

New poster requirement for federal contractors

EMPLOYERS
WHO USE
MIGRANT AND
SEASONAL
AGRICULTURAL
WORKERS:

  All applicable posters listed above, PLUS

 

Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA)

Each farm labor contractor, agricultural employer and agricultural association that employs any migrant agricultural worker shall post, and keep posted, in a conspicuous place at the place of employment a poster prepared by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that explains the rights and protections for workers required under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA).

NOTE:  This poster will print on two 8-1/2 x 11 pages.  The two printed pages must be taped or pasted together to form an 11 x 17-inch poster.

EMPLOYERS OF
WORKERS
WITH
DISABILITIES
PAID AT SPECIAL
MINIMUM WAGES:

  All applicable posters listed above, PLUS

 

Notice to Workers with Disabilities Paid at Special Minimum Wages

Every employer of workers with disabilities under special minimum wage certificates authorized by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the McNamara–O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), and/or the Walsh–Healey Public Contracts Act (PCA) shall display a poster prescribed by the U.S. Department of Labor–Wage and Hour Division explaining the conditions under which special minimum wages may be paid. The poster shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the employer's premises where employees and the parents or guardians of workers with disabilities can readily see it.

NOTE:  The poster will print on two 8-1/2 x 11 pages.  The two printed pages must be taped or pasted together to form an 11 x 17-inch poster.

Notice to Workers—Spanish

MISCELLANEOUS
POSTERS

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